Means for supporting stretchers in ambulances.



'.J. T. SHEETS. v MEANS FOR SUPPORTING STBE TGHERS IN AMBULANCES.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 1,-1909.

986,650, Patented Mar.14,1911.

JESSE T. SHEETS, OF GOVINGTON, KEN'IUGKY.

MEANS FOR SUPPORTING STRETGHERS IN AMBULANCES.

Tocll whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jnssn T. SHEETS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and resident of Covington, Kenton county, State of Kentucky,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for SupportiStretchers in Ambulances, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is a means of swinging or supporting astretcher 1n the Ordinary patrol wagon or ambulance, by which theinjured person is carried with reater comfort to himself, a physician orsurgeonis enabled to work with him with eater ease,.and others who havesustained minor injuries may also be conveniently carried in the Wagonat the same time.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 i a rear elevation of a patrolwagon, show i the stretcher embodying my invention in POSition. Fig.' 2is a plan view of the atrolwagon, with the roof removed and howing thestretcher in position, with portions of the cloth cut away to show thebrackets. Fig. 3 is a central sectional view f the spring cylinder ordash pot. Fig. 4 i a detail view, upon a large scale, of the bracketwhich supports the stretcher. Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showing thebracket and spring cylinder in place and the bracket swung parallel tothe seat to facilitate the convenient handling of the stretcher. Fig. 6is a perspective view showing the bracket and spring cylinder in placeand the bracketwung into position for the reception of the stretcher.

Referring to the parts, by letters: (A) i the spring cylinder and (B) isthe bracket pon which the stretcher (C) is supported. The springcylinder is fastened in some connient manner to the side of the seat(F). The body of the spring cylinder (A) has heads (a) (a), which arescrewed into place. Within this cylinder are the cups (a) (a which actas guides for the springs and (a The cup ((1 is held in position bymeans of a lock nut (a?) and a couling (a), which also unites the tworods and (a The rod (05") extends through the bottom head (o and thefloor f the vehicle and by this means affords eater support to thebracket (B) and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 520,490.

stretcher (C). The rod (a extends through the top head (a), and overthis is slipped the hollow support (6) of the bracket (B). The bracket(B) is provided with two arms (6 and (6 which are forked at their outerends (6 and (6 These forks form receptacles for the rods of thestretcher.

The operation of the device is as follows: The patient is placed on thestretcher and the brackets are placed in a position parallel with theseat. The stretcher is then carried into the patrol and the brackets areswung into position to receive the rods of the stretcher. The spring(a') prevents the jarring of the vehicle from disturbing the patient.Spring (a takes up any re action of spring thus rendering the movementof the stretcher more even. When not in use brackets, B, are lifted ofiof rods (a I do not desire to be confined to the eXact details shown,but aim in my claims to cover all modifications which do not involve adeparture from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In an ambulance having side seats, the combination of stretchersupporting brackets, each bracket being provided with arms forengaging-both sides of the stretcher, and means located adjacent to oneof the seats of the ambulance and below said arms for yieldinglysupporting said brackets.

2. In an ambulance having side seats, the combination of stretchersupporting brackets each bracket being provided with arms for engagingboth sides of a stretcher, and

means adjacent to one of the seats of the ambulance for yieldinglysupporting each bracket, so that one arm of each bracket projects overthe adjacent seat.

8. In an ambulance having a longitudinal seat, cylinders mountedadjacent to said seat, a vertically extending rod yieldingly mounted ineach cylinder, and a stretcher supporting bracket, provided withdivergent arms 'for engaging both sides of a stretcher, rotativelymounted on each rod.

4. A stretcher supporting bracket com prising upwardly extendingdivergent arms, for supporting each side of a stretcher, and

a downwardly extending support secured I cylinder below said. means anda recoil thereto, in combination with a cylinder 10- I spr ng located'withln said cylinder above outed below said bracket, a vertical rodexsaid .n'ieans. w H tending lnto said cylinder, means secured to JESSET. SHEETS.

said rod to guide it along said cylinder and Witnesses: for supportingsaid bracket, a coiled spring WALTER F. MURRAY,

B. R. Know.

for supporting said rod located within said Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,Washington, D. G.

